[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 96 (Friday, May 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 28079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9564]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 15, 2007.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
E-Mail: [email protected], or by accessing http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of 
Labor Statistic (BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll free number), 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved Collection.
    Title: Report on Occupational Employment and Wages.
    OMB Number: 1220-0042.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government, State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 315,900.
    Number of Annual Responses: 315,900.
    Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 236,925.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs: 0 (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services).
    Description: The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is 
a Federal/State establishment survey of wage and salary workers 
designed to produce data on current detailed occupational employment 
and wages for each Metropolitan Statistical Area and Metropolitan 
Division by detailed industry classification. OES survey data assists 
in the development of employment and training programs established by 
the Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1998 and the Workforce 
Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (See attachments I and II for pertinent 
sections of each Act).
    The WIA mandates that the Secretary of Labor shall oversee the 
development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of a nationwide 
employment statistics system of employment statistics that includes--
``(A) statistical data from cooperative statistical survey and 
projection programs and data from administrative reporting systems 
that, taken together, enumerate, estimate, and project employment 
opportunities and conditions at national, State, and local levels in a 
timely manner, including statistics on--(ii) industrial distribution of 
occupations, as well as current and projected employment opportunities, 
wages, benefits (where data are available), and skill trends by 
occupation and industry, with particular attention paid to State and 
local conditions;''
    Occupational employment data obtained by the OES survey are used to 
develop information regarding current and projected employment needs 
and job opportunities. These data assist in the development of State 
and local vocational education plans. Nation-wide collection of OES 
wage data can further develop labor market and occupational information 
at the Federal, State, and sub-State levels. The survey meets the needs 
of organizations involved in planning and delivering services provided 
by the WIA and the Perkins Vocational Education Act.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
[FR Doc. E7-9564 Filed 5-17-07; 8:45 am]
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